BRR Media Event Calendar

Cashing in on Pokemon

IN DEPTH
Lucy Battersby and Thomas Hounslow

What started as a smartphone game born from a 2014 April Fools' Day prank is now creating business opportunities that simply did not exist last ...

Gutnick is once again a diamond in the rough

Fighting his AFL club Melbourne's planned merger with rival Hawthorn in 1996.

Sarah Danckert and Mark Hawthorne

In his many legal disputes, Joseph Gutnick has always relied on Australian courts, even when dealing with his own close-knit religious ...

Turkey coup hits markets

Turkey's lira fell the most in eight years as the coup unfolded.

Ye Xie and Elena Popina

Turkey's lira plunged the most in eight years, an exchange-traded fund tied to the country's shares declined and U.S. Treasuries ticked higher ...

Bob Jane bankrupt after Mitchell action

Bob Jane has declared himself bankrupt, owing millions to the Tax Office and other creditors.

Patrick Hatch and Sarah Danckert

Tyre king Bob Jane has been forced into bankruptcy after Harold Mitchell, his mate of four decades, pursued him over a $200,000 debt.

Think twice before opening the government coffers

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Labor's Mediscare will have a benefit if it causes our politicians to think twice before they resort to 'outsourcing' the provision of government ...

S&P; 500 slips after rally

US shares have added almost $US2 trillion since June 27 as the benchmark index climbed 8 per cent.

Oliver Renick and Bailey Lipschultz

US stocks closed flat, with the S&P; 500 Index slipping to halt its longest rally in four months.

Shades of grey in stand-off over super emissions

The window on curbing climate change is more narrow than many realise, a new study argues.

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Being seen to be a responsible company has become big business, both financially and reputation-wise.

Coca-Cola coffee and milk are on the way

Coca-Cola is concentrating on the breakfast sector.

Gerson Freitas Jr.

Coca-Cola Co. is planning to sell packaged arabica coffee beans to Brazilian consumers as the world's largest soft-drink producer expands in ...

Market Indices

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Actor Peter Phelps: "Kids future. Farm. Gone."

Ex-Wickham Securities boss pleads guilty

Sarah Danckert

AOC sues Telstra over 'I go to Rio' ads

Nick Toscano

BRW. Portrait of JOSEPH GUTNICK OF ACCESS CONSULTANTS. FOR BRW RICH LIST MAG. GUTNICK; Pic by Nic Walker. Date 7th ...

Gutnick's trail of debt leads to convicted US fraudster

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Hawthorne and Sarah Danckert

Mirvac unveils a "beautiful" office building, 200 George Street, which is at the forefront of tech facilities.

Technology is transforming real estate sector

Tony Wyllie

Shades of grey in stand-off

COMMENT

Being seen to be a responsible company has become big business, both financially and reputation-wise.

Think before opening the coffers

COMMENT

Labor's Mediscare will have a benefit if it causes our politicians to think twice before they resort to 'outsourcing'.

Few could disrupt like Keating

Change the only constant: Prime Minister Paul Keating speaking to John Laws in 1993.

COMMENT

Change is the only constant. The question is if our leaders can take people with them as confident participants.

Turkey coup hits markets

Turkey's lira plunged the most in eight ...

S&P; 500 slips after rally

Citigroup profit falls less than expected

Swatch drops as profit outlook dims

China rolls out record steel in June

Global equities lower, $US advances

ASX powers to 11-month high

Markets are not a big fan of uncertainty.

Markets Live: ASX makes it lucky seven

Live

Banks drive solid weekly gains as shares ...

RBA assistant governor Christopher Kent said the likelihood of the bank having to consider using unorthodox measures is ...

RBA sees policy mix defence

The RBA would likely consider unconventional ...

Can the ASX make it seven straight days of gains?

need2know: Lucky seven in sight

Local shares set to open slightly higher as ...

The company is selling about two-thirds of its stock in the US. Proceeds from the offering will be used to expand across ...

Line surges in its trading debut

The Japanese messaging company raised more ...

Dr Jenny Brockis wants people to spend more time with themselves.

Why your state of mind matters more than your CV

Jenny Brockis

A 2013 study found that while bright lights can make workers more alert, dim lights can make them more creative and ...

Office lighting can boost your productivity

Employees can make or break your business.

Why you should be nice to ex-employees

Pokemon Go drivers cashing in

An unexpected complementary industry has popped up alongside the recent Pokemon Go craze.

Job figures are out

The unemployment rate has risen in June and the opposition has attacked the Government's economic plan.

Boom time for City of Sydney

Animation of "new tower clusters" to reshape the city's skyline over the next couple of decades.

George Osborne had been Chancellor of the Exchequer since the Conservatives won office in 2010.

Why austerity measures don't work

What if the prime minister sacked the treasurer and promised to govern for everyone, not just those near the top?

Think twice before throwing open the government coffers

COMMENT

Labor's Mediscare will have a benefit if it causes our politicians to think twice before they resort to 'outsourcing' the provision of government services.

IMF head Christine Lagarde: "The greatest challenge we face today is the risk of the world turning its back on global ...

Turn away from globalisation world's top challenge: IMF

The risk of countries turning their back on global co-operation is the biggest challenge facing the world, says IMF managing director Christine Lagarde.

China GDP slightly better than expected

Second quarter GDP rose 1.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter.

China's economy grew 6.7 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier as the government stepped up efforts to stabilise growth in the world's second-largest economy.

Insolvencies jump for first time since GFC

Joe Gutnick, whose debts stand at $275 million, issued a $2.7 million loan just 16 days before going bust.

The number of Australians becoming bankrupt or insolvent has jumped for the first time since the global financial crisis.

Jobless rate up slightly despite full-time surge

The jobless rate rose in June, but markets took heart from a big full-time push.

The unemployment rate rose slightly in June, although a surge in full-time jobs may take some pressure off the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates further.

Surfstitch chairman to step down

SurfStitch's Howard McDonald was the first chairman of the two-year-old company.

Online sports retail group Surfstitch chairman Howard McDonald will retire on August 1, continuing the recent management churn at the beleaguered company.

UK giant to open inside Myer

John Lewis's department store on Oxford Street in London.

EXCLUSIVE
Elizabeth Knight

One of the UK's premier and largest department stores groups, John Lewis, is heading to Australia in partnership with Myer.

David Jones unveils strong full-year sales

Catie Low

South African-owned department store David Jones has maintained its strong lead on rival Myer.

Citigroup's second-quarter net income dropped to $US4 billion, or $US1.24 a share, from $US4.85 billion, or $US1.51, a ...

Citigroup profit falls less than expected

Citigroup's profit outlook remains challenging for the rest of this year and next.

Investing in major banks is set to 'change profoundly'

Cutting costs and exiting wealth management and institutional banking are required to prosper in the next phase of ...

The banks may have to trim staff numbers by 10 per cent just to tread water in a new, dull, low-profit era, say Citi analysts.

Timbercorp victims have campaigned for action.

Timbercorp investors' win may be short-lived

A legal victory for Timbercorp investors faces a potential High Court challenge.

Ex-Wickham Securities boss pleads guilty

The ex-chief executive of collapsed property loan syndicator Wickham Securities has pleaded guilty to 21 charges, including fraud.

Carney opens Lehman playbook

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has some big decisions to make.

Mark Carney looks poised to repeat a strategy that served him well during the global financial crisis.

Rate cut to 'pressure bank profitability'

Moody's says banks' profit margins are being squeezed by record-low interest rates.

Credit ratings agency Moody's predicts a squeeze on bank profit margins.

A glass of water from the tap just isn't cutting it any more, as Australians guzzle more bottled water than ever.

The home of Sydney's most expensive bottled water

Esther Han and Emily Smith

A Facebook post claimed the anti-same-sex marriage flyer came bundled with a Sydney Water bill, however the utility said ...

Sydney Water investigates anti same-sex marriage flyer allegedly found in bills

Lucy Cormack

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 13: Bella Thomas is a young university student that struggles to donate to charities on July ...

Bella donates to charity - without earning a cent

Lucy Cormack

Gutnick is once again a diamond in the rough

In his many legal disputes, Joseph Gutnick has always relied on Australian courts, even when dealing with his own close-knit religious community. Now those same courts may come back to bite him.

China rolls out record steel in June

Crude-steel output expanded 1.7 per cent to 69.47 million metric tons last month from a year earlier, according to data ...

China churned out a record amount of steel daily in June as mills unexpectedly boosted supply.

The premium Whitehaven's thermal coal sells at has reduced over the past year.

Whitehaven shares, shipments soar

Whitehaven has shipped 44 per cent more coal than last year, but the premium price it typically receives has waned.

Coca-Cola coffee and milk are on the way

Coca-Cola Co. is planning to sell packaged arabica coffee beans to Brazilian consumers as the world's largest soft-drink producer expands in breakfast beverages.

Line jumps in debut of 2016's biggest tech IPO

FILE - In this March 24, 2016, file photo, Line Corp. Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer Jun Masuda speaks during a ...

Messaging company Line Corp raised more than $1.3 billion in the year's biggest tech float.

Oil and shipping markets on edge after South China Sea ruling

The disputed islands lie athwart one of the main trade routes between China and Australia.

Global oil and shipping markets have reacted nervously to a ruling which rejected Beijing's claims to disputed islands which lie athwart one of the main trade routes between China and Australia.